Job Description

The Place Of Safety (POS) at Mill View Hospital are looking to recruit a Band 6 nurse to join our team. The POS (136 suite) consists of a secure outdoor space, separate accommodation, assessment and office space and has been equipped with new furniture.



We would like to create an environment where service users, nurses, nurse associates, nursing assistants and carers are all leaders and actively involved in making decisions about our services.



We would like you to be a part of our team during these exciting times.



This post offers the Trust's 2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).



This position would be open to an experienced staff nurse looking for new opportunities forgrowth and development or a current charge nurse/community nurse with B6 experience.



This role would give you excellent experience and a firm foundation in assessment while in a safe environment and in interventions for a variety of mental health conditions. You would be working within a Mental Health hospital with 2 acute wards, 1 PICU, 1 older adult ward and 1 dementia ward. You would also work closely with the crisis team in facilitating the correct outcome for service users that come in to the suite.



The role will involve co-ordinating MHA assessments, liaising with Sussex Police, the approved mental health practitioner teams, and the local community mental health teams with regards to section 136 and Section 135 Mental Health Act assessments. It will also involve the delivery of focused clinical interventions prior to the Mental Health Act assessment with a view to reducing the use of the Mental Health Act and reducing the need for admissions.



Shifts within the suite follow a 12-hour shift pattern and we can offer a flexibility with both day and night shifts as well as Full-time or Part-time hours.



You would be encouraged to seek development opportunities and training, alongside regular supervision, as well as providing senior nurse input. We are also very keen to embrace further quality improvement projects, we are keen for further ideas to be explored and for nurses to lead on these.



Job responsibilities



Undertake assessments of individuals with complex mental health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk. To develop in collaboration with the service user their care plan and their recovery plan.

Offer specialist nursing assessment and advice where required.

Assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.

Provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate.

Regularly take charge of the clinical environment over a span of duty

Deliver brief focused interventions to reduce the use of the Mental Health Act and reduce the need for admission.



Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments

Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non-statutory teams and agencies

Experience of working within the CPA process

Understanding of clinical governance